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calefactory
[ kal-uh-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri /
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adjective
serving to heat.
noun, plural cal·e·fac·to·ries.
a heated parlor or sitting room in a monastery.
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Origin of calefactory
1530–40; <Late Latin calefactōrius having a warming or heating power, equivalent to Latin calefac(ere) to make warm (see calefacient) + -tōrius-tory1
Words nearby calefactory
Caledonian, Caledonian Canal, calef., calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calendar, calendar art, calendar clock, calendar day, calendarize
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How to use calefactory in a sentence
Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.
The Heart of Wessex|Sidney HeathLeading out of it is the ancient "calefactory," where the fire for the censers and thuribles was preserved.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester|Philip Walsingham SergeantThe sick, and those who had leave, were shaved apart from the rest in the warmer calefactory.
English Monastic Life|Abbot GasquetHere is where the Calefactory stood in almost all the old Cistercian monasteries.
Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for calefactory
calefactory
/ (ˌkælɪˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
giving warmth
noun plural -ries
a heated sitting room in a monastery
Word Origin for calefactory
C16: from Latin calefactōrius, from calefactus made warm; see calefacient
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